Bottle and stopper



D L B F N E S E I W S R a d 0 M 0 m BOTTLE AND STOPPBR.

No. 490,729. Patented Jan. 31, 1893.

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ROBERT S. WIESENFELD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLE AND STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,729, dated January31, 1893.

Application filed April 12, 1892- Serial No. 428,863. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT S. WIESEEFELD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bottles and Stoppers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to bottles and has for its object certainimprovements in the construction thereof and in means for closing thebottle.

The invention will be fully disclosed in the following specification andclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specificationFigure 1, is a perspective of the closing or sealing plate. Fig. 2, aside elevation of the upper end of a bottle with the plate applied. Fig.3 a vertical section with the plate in position. Fig. 4, a similar Viewwith the plate removed. Fig. 5, a sectional top plan showing the bottleclosed, and Fig. 6 a similar view showing the plate out of its slot orseat and the bottle open.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon A indicatesa bottle neck in the head a of which is formed a slot or seat I) whichextends across the throat c of the bottle and forms a semi-concentricbearing d,

as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, with an overhanging flange e on the upperside above the bearing (Z, and the collar f above the slot b; and oneach side of the bottle head is formed a shoulder g and g against whichthe closing or sealing-plate rests.

The sealing-plate is indicated by the letter B, and is provided with therounded portion h which crosses the throat of the bottle and rests uponthe semi-concentric bearing (1, and the enlarged rounded portion i whichrests in the slot or seat b and with'shoulders k k which correspond withand abut against the shoulders g g on the bottle. The outercircumference of the portion 11 may conform to the general contour ofthe head a and thereby form a neat finish when the plate is in the headof the bottle. The plate B may be slightly tapered as shown in Figs. 1and 3 to facilitate its insertion and cause it to wedge itself in theslot or seat, but I do not limit myself to such a construction; and maybe made of any suitable material, in connection with which I havecontemplated the use of soft wood such as white'pine, poplar or cork,

also paper, which may be readily cut or hold of the outer end of theshoulder 76' to v draw the plate out of the head of the bottle. Indrawing the plate B out-of the slot 1) the shoulder 9 acts as a fulcrum,and the plate may be drawn out with a button-hook such as is usuallycarried in the pocket, orpushed out by using the end of a pocket knifeor other implement, thus requiring no special constructed implement tobe sold with the bottle to remove the plate.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is i 1. Asealing-plate for bottles, made of soft material and provided with apart it adapted to close the throat of a bottle, part 11 to rest in aslot in the head of the bottle, and shoulders 0, is for the purposespecified.

2. A sealing-plate for bottles having the extended portion h, enlargedportion 4. and shoulders 10 k, in combination with a bottle providedwith a transverse slot, a seat to receive the portion h of thesealing-plate, and shoulders g g in its head.-

3. A tapered sealing-plate for bottles provided with a portion to closethe throat of a bottle and an enlarged portion to engage the head of abottle, in combination with a bottle having a transverse slot in itshead provided with a seat for the sealing-plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBT. S. WIESENFELD. I Witnesses: I

D. O. REINoHL, H. B. REINoHL.

